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THE  LIBRARY  OF  THE 
UNIVERSITY  OF 
NORTH  CAROLINA 


THE  COLLECTION  OF 
NORTH  CAROLINIANA 


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FOR  COLORED  PEOPLE 


WINSTON -SALEM,  N.  C 


The  late  Lieut.  Wm.  E.  Shut,  10th  U.  S.  Cavalry 


AN  INTERESTING  PLAN 


Probably  Could  Have  Been  Secured  for  no  other  Enterprise 


READ  CAREFULLY.  DON'T  THROW  AWAY 


SHIPP  MEMORIAL 


Each  Member  of  the  10th  Cavalry  has  agreed  to  make  a  personal 

contribution  to  the  “memorial.” 


FORSYTH  COUNTY  COURT  HOUSE- 


W.  A.  Blair,  President  N.  C.  Bankers’  Association,  Winston,  N.  C., 
has  been  appointed  to  answer  inquiries  and  to  receive  and 

receipt  for  funds. 


William  Ewen  Shipp,  son  of  the  late 
Judge  William  M.  Shipp  and  wife,  Kate 
Cameron  Shipp,  was  born  at  Asheville, 
N.  C.,  August  23,  1861.  Judge  Shipp 
moved  to  Lincolnton,  N.  C.,  in  1862. 
His  son  there  obtained  his  early  edu¬ 
cation,  under  the  direction  of  Miss 
Mary  Wood  Alexander  and  Rev.  W.  R. 
Wetmore,  both  famous  teachers  in 
their  day.  Later  young  Shipp  entered 
Carolina  Military  Institute  at  Char¬ 
lotte,  N.  C.,  an  institution  presided 
over  by  Col.  John  P.  Thomas.  From 
this  institution  he  was  appointed  to  a 
cadetship  at  West  Point  by  the  Con¬ 
gressman  from  the  Sixth  (N.  C.)  dis¬ 
trict,  the  late  Col.  Walter  L.  Steele. 
Cadet  Shipp  won  this  appointment  by 
standing  iirst  in  a  competitive  exami¬ 
nation  over  forty  contestants. 

Entering  West  Point  in  1879,  Shipp 
graduated  in  1883,  and  was  commis¬ 
sioned  a  second  lieutenant  and  as¬ 
signed  to  duty  in  the  10th  regular  cav¬ 
alry,  colored.  His  first  active  service 
was  in  the  West,  during  the  Indian 


I  uprising,  headed  by  Geronimo.  For 
bravery  and  meritorious  service  in  the 
Indian  campaign  he  was  made  a  first 
lieutenant.  Being  disabled  for  active 
service  by  a  sprained  ankle,  he  was  as¬ 
signed  to  the  Davis  Military  Institute, 
at  Winston,  N.  C.,  as  professor  of  mili¬ 
tary  tactics  and  special  instructor  of 
the  North  Carolina  State  Guard. 

In  August,  1897,  he  joined  his  regi¬ 
ment  at  Assiniboine,  Montana,  and 
went  with  it  in  April,  1898,  when  it  was 
ordered  to  Chickamauga,  and  after¬ 
wards  to  Tampa,  Fla.  Later  he  went 
to  Santiago  with  Gen.  Shatter’s  army 
of  invasion.  He  was  killed  in  the  bat¬ 
tle  of  San  Juan  on  Friday,  July  1, 1898, 
while  bravely  leading  Troop  F  of  the 
Tenth  Cavalry. 

He  leaves  a  devoted  wife,  formerly 
Miss  Margaret  Busbee,  of  Raleigh,  N. 
C.,  and  two  young  sons,  William  E.  and 
Fabius  Shipp.  His  death  was  a  great 
loss,  not  only  to  his  family,  but  to  the 
state  which  claimed  him  as  an  honored 


son. 


4 


SHIPP  MEMORIAL. 


Outline  of  a  Plan  to  Buy  a  Farm  for 

—  Slater  Industrial  and  State 

Normal  College  to  be  Known  as  the 

“  William  E.  Shipp  Farm.” 

His  white  friends  are  to  erect  a  mon¬ 
ument  to  the  memory  of  Lieutenant 
William  E.  Shipp,  who  commanded  in 
a  colored  regiment,  and  who  fell  in  bat¬ 
tle  in  far-off  Cuba. 

It  is  fitting  also  that  the  colored  peo¬ 
ple  cherish  Lieutenant  Shipp’s  mem¬ 
ory  and  do  him  honor.  He  was  placed 
in  charge  of  colored  troops  at  his  own 
request.  He  was  proud  of  his  men,  and 
they  honored  and  loved  him.  From 
the  best  blood  of  old  North  Corolina  he 
came,  and  was,  in  every  sense,  a  typi¬ 
cal  Southern  gentleman  ;  yet  he  stood 
at  the  head  of  a  regiment  of  colored 
soldiers  and  rejoiced  in  their  bravery 
and  daring.  His  work  was  a  prophecy 
of  the  complete  reconciliation  of  the 
races,  and  he  sealed  that  prophecy 
with  his  blood.  The  colored  people 
have  the  desire  to  erect  some  fitting  j 
monument  to  his  memory  and  to  cher- 
ish  his  name  and  fame  forever.  After 
consultation  with  leading  men 
throughout  the  state  of  North  Caro¬ 
lina,  this  has  been  agreed  upon  :  As 
Lieutenant  Shipp  lived  some  time  in 
Winston  Salem,  and  was  connected 
with  the  educational  work  there,  and 
as  he  was  deeply  interested  in  the 
proper  education  of  the  colored  peo¬ 
ple,  and  in  the  Slater  Industrial  Col¬ 
lege  and  State  Normal  School,  it  has 
been  deemed  wise  to  purchase  a  farm 
for  said  institution,  and  to  call  it  “The 
William  E.  Shipp  Farm.” 

On  this  farm,  for  years  to  come,  the  j 
colored  children  w ill  be  taught  patri¬ 
otism,  agriculture,  and  the  arts  of  j 
peace.  It  is  fitting  that  both  white 
and  colored  people  should  contribute  ! 


to  this  good  work,  and  an  earnest  ap¬ 
peal  is  made  to  every  one  who  loves  his 
country  and  who  admires  bravery  and 
nobility  of  heart  and  soul,  to  contrib¬ 
ute  as  liberally  as  possible  to  this  me¬ 
morial.  The  name  of  every  donor  will 
be  preserved  and  published. 

All  moneys  received  are  to  be  ex¬ 
pended  by  the  school  board.  In  case 
more  money  is  collected  than  is  neces¬ 
sary  to  purchase  the  farm,  it  is  under¬ 
stood  and  agreed  that  the  board  shall 
expend  it  for  the  best  interest  of  the 
institution.  It  is  hoped  that  the  farm 
can  be  purchased  and  equipped,  and 
also  a  memorial  building  erected,  thus, 
really  endowing  the  institution  to 
that  extent. 

W.  A.  Blair,  Vice-President  of  the 
People’s  National  Bank,  Winston,  N. 
C.,  will  receive  and  receipt  for  all 
moneys. 

What  Prominent  Citizens  of  the  Com¬ 
munity  in  Which  the  Academy  is 
Located  Think  of  It. 

We  tlie  undersigned  take  pleasure  in  endors¬ 
ing  the  Slater  Industrial  Academy  and  State 
Normal  School,  at  Winston-Salem,  N.  C.,  and 
in  commending  its  work  and  merits  to  all  who 
may  be  philanthropically  inclined.  This  insti¬ 
tution  has  developed  into  a  marked  success, 
and  all  our  citizens  are  thoroughly  in  sympa¬ 
thy  with  the  same,  many  of  them  having  dem¬ 
onstrated  this  sympathy  by  cash  donations. 

The  management  of  this  institution  consists 
of  some  of  the  leading  business  men  of  Wins¬ 
ton  and  Salem,  and  the  faculty  has  won  the 
confidence,  not  only  of  our  own  citizens,  but 
of  the  best  people  of  both  races  throughout 
the  state. 

Samuel  E.  Butner, 
Mayor  of  Salem,  N.  C. 

A.  B.  Gorrell, 
Mayor  of  Winston,  N.  C. 

E.  T.  Kapp, 

Sheriff  of  Forsyth  Co.,  N.  C. 

J.  F.  Miller, 

Register  of  Deeds  of  Forsyth  Co.,  N.  C. 

J.  J.  Blair, 

Supt.  of  Schools,  Winston,  N.  C. 


SHIPP  MEMORIAL. 


5 


P.  H.  Lybrook.  P.  M., 
Winston,  N.  C. 

Edward  Rondthaler, 
Moravian  Bishop,  Salem,  N.  C. 

John  H.  Clewell, 

Principal  Salem  Academy  and  College. 

J.  F.  George, 

Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Winston,  N.  C. 

Robert  E.  Caldwell, 

Pastor  1st  Presbyterian  Church,  Winston,  N.C. 

H.  A.  Brown, 

Pastor  1st  Baptist  Church,  Winston,  N.  C, 

W.  S.  Creasy,  Pastor 
Centenary  M.  E.  Church,  S.,  Winston,  N.  C. 


What  the  Colored  People  Are  Doing. 


The  colored  people  of  Winston-Sa-  J 
lem,  N.  C.,  the  home  of  the  Slater 
Industrial  and  State  Normal  College, 
have  heartily  entered  into  the  plan 
above  outlined,  and  have  already  sub 
scribed  the  sum  of  nearly  SI, 000  toward 
the  memorial.  In  all  parts  of  North 
Carolina  and  in  other  states  the  lead¬ 
ing  colored  people  are  taking  up  the 
matter,  and  are  urging  their  race  to 
contribute  to  the  cause.  It  may  truth¬ 
fully  be  said  that  the  colored  people 
everywhere  are  keenly  alive  to  the 
work  in  hand,  and  may  be  expected 
to  do  as  much  for  it  as  their  limited 
means  will  permit. 

Henry  Pringle,  a  poor  colored  jani¬ 
tor,  desired  to  subscribe  the  sum  of 
$12  to  the  “Memorial  Fund”  before  the 
plan  had  been  fully  matured,  so  eager  i 
was  he  to  have  the  movement  inaugu¬ 
rated.  Numerous  examples  of  this 
kind  might  be  given  to  show  how  fully 
alive  are  the  colored  people  to  the  pro¬ 
motion  of  the  plan  proposed. 


What  the  White  People  are  Doing. 

Perhaps  there  is  no  community  in 
the  South  where  the  relations  between 
the  races  are  more  cordial  than  in 
Winston-Salem.  The  best  white  peo¬ 
ple  are  deeply  interested  in  the  school, 
serve  on  its  boards,  and  contribute  lib¬ 
erally  to  its  support.  It  would  surprise 
many  of  our  Northern  friends  to  know 
how  much  money  Southern  white 
friends  give  annually.  In  this  me¬ 
morial  matter  they  are  very  liberal. 

SHOUT  HISTORY  OF  SLATER. 

Ideas  Prominent  in  the  Founding  of 
the  School— Progress  of  the  Institu¬ 
tion — Facts. 

The  history  of  the  Slater  Industrial 
College  and  State  Normal  School  for 
colored  people  is  an  exceedingly  inter¬ 
esting  one.  There  were  four  ideas  prom¬ 
inent  in  starting  it.  1.  The  vital  im¬ 
portance  of  training  for  good  citizen- 
I  ship.  2.  A  belief  that  tli£  negro  should 
be  taught  to  work  intelligently  with 
his  hands  as  well  as  to  become  ac¬ 
quainted  with  the  branches  usually 
taught  in  the  schools.  3.  There  was 
great  need  of  a  normal  school  for  col¬ 
ored  people — a  place  where  teachers 
should  be  taught  how  to  teach.  4.  A 
negro  colony  where  colored  people 
should  live,  owning  their  own  homes, 
starting  their  own  industries,  and  to  a 
certain  extent  governing  themselves. 

Through  the  labors  of  the  president 
of  the  school,  and  with  the  co-opera¬ 
tion  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Winston- 
Salem,  N.  C.,  a  board  of  trustees  was 
organized  in  1892  to  establish  a  school 
embodying  the  ideas  above  set  forth. 
A  valuable  tract  of  land  near  the  city 
was  donated  to  the  board  by  a  number 
of  progressive  and  interested  citizens. 


6 


SHIPP  MEMORIAL. 


Other  citizens  erected  a  neat  recitation 
hall  and  assembly  room  in  which  to 
begin  the  school,  which  was  called  the 
“Slater  Industrial  Academy,”  in  honor 
of  the  late  lamented  John  F.  Slater, 
who  gave  a  million  dollars  for  the  in¬ 
dustrial  training  of  negroes  in  the 
South. 

Soon  after  the  founding  of  the  school 
the  county  board  of  education  of  For 
syth  county  adopted  the  school  and 
made  provision  for  the  carrying  on  of 
a  public  school  in  connection  with  the 
Academy.  The  school  was  popular 
from  the  beginning,  and  soon  the  man¬ 
agement  found  it  necessary  to  provide 
increased  accommodations  for  day  and 
boarding  pupils. 

Gradually  new  buildings  have  been 
added  to  the  school  plant,  until 
to-day  it  occupies  seven  different 
buildings.  The  last  building  erected 
is  known  as  the  main  building,  and 
was  completed  this  year  at  a  cost  of 
about  $10,000.  m 

In  1895  the  legislature  of  North  Car¬ 
olina  appropriated  $1,000  per  annum 
to  carry  on  normal  training  at  this 
school.  In  1897  the  same  authority 
more  than  doubled  its  former  appro¬ 
priation.  The  school  also  receives  an 
annual  appropriation  from  the  Pea¬ 
body  Fund,  through  Dr.  J.  L.  M.  Curry. 
Forsyth  county  also  appropriates  a 
small  amount  for  the  school  each  year. 
But  still  the  institution  must  depend 
largely  on  private  generosity  to  meet 
its  obligations. 

It  was  originally,  as  stated  above, 
intended  that  the-  community  about 
the  school  should  be  a  model  one.  The 
idea  has  been  carried  out  with  great 
success,  as  is  attested  by  Col.  A.  K. 
McClure,  editor  of  the  Philadelphia 
Times ,  who  has  visited  the  school  and 


the  surrounding  colony, and  who  writes 
as  follows  in  his  paper  of  Feb.  23,  1898  : 

*•  Another  conspicuous  feature  of  the  Slater 
institution  under  the  direction  of  Prof  Atkins, 
is  the  construction  and  occupation  of  beauti¬ 
ful  homes  for  the  colored  people.  They  are 
humble,  it  is  true,  and  no  more  costly  than 
many  other  colored  homes  in  the  South,  but 
there  are  on  the  grounds  of  the  Slater  Acad¬ 
emy  a  number  of  houses  of  colored  citizens 
which  are  models  of  beauty  and  comfort,  and 
they  have  solved  the  problem  of  the  feasibility 
of  teaching  the  colored  race  the  neatness  and 
care  which  are  akin  to  economy  in  the  con¬ 
struction  and  management  of  i,he  humblest 
home.  The  large  school  building  now  nearly 
completed  was  built  almost  wholly  by  the 
labor  of  the  colored  pupils.  They  made  the 
bricks,  and  they  practically  erected  the  struc¬ 
ture,  and  industry,  economy  and  method  have 
been  taught  in  the  most  practical  and  success¬ 
ful  way  by  the  institution.” 


THE  STATE  NORMAL  SCHOOL. 
Organization. 


STATE  HOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 

His  Excellency  Gov.  Daniel  L.  Rus¬ 
sell,  Chairman. 
lion.  C.  H.  Mebane,  Secretary. 


Local  Board  of  Managers  on  Behalf 
of  the  State  Board  of  Education. 

H.  E.  Fries,  Esq.,  Chairman :  W.  A. 
Blair,  Esq.,  Secretary  and  Treasurer; 
Rev.  J.  H.  Clewell,  Haj.  T.  J.  Brown, 
Prof.  J.  J.  Blair,  II.  A.  Brown,  D.  D., 
Lt.  Gov.  C.  A.  Reynolds. 


BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES. 


Rev.  J.  C.  Alston,  Winston,  N.  C. 
Prof.  S.  G.  Atkins,  Winston,  N.  C. 
Prof.  J.  S.  Hill,  Winston,  N.  C. 

W.  A.  Blair,  Esq.,  (Vice-President 
People's  Nat’l  Bank,)  Winston,  N.  C. 


SHIPP  MEMORIAL. 


I 


Judge  H.  R.  Starbuck,  Winston,  N  C. 
H.  E  Fries,  (of  F.  &  H.  Fries)  Salem, 
N.  C. 

C.  B.  Cash,  Esq.,  Winston,  N.  C. 

Rev.  J.  F.  George,  Winston,  N.  C. 
Win.  Still,  Esq.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Chas.  Dexter  Allen,  Esq.,  Hartford, 
Conn. 

Henry  "Roberts,  Esq.,  Hartford,  Conn. 
Geo.  G.  Williams,  Esq.,  Hartford, 
Conn. 


FACULTY. 

S.  G.  Atkins,  A.  M.,  President,  and 
Instructor  in  Normal  Department. 

Thos.  B.  Debnam,  Instructor  in  Aca¬ 
demic  and  Grammar  School  Depart¬ 
ments,  and  Registrar. 

W.  B.  Crittenden,  A.  B.,  Instructor 
in  Academic  Department. 

Rev.  C.  G.  O’Kelly,  A.  M.,  B.  D.,  In 
charge  of  Bible  Department,  and  Di¬ 
rector  of  Music  Department. 

H.  B.  Hall,  M.  D.,  Academy  Physi¬ 
cian,  and  Instructor  in  Physiology, 
Hygiene  and  Chemistry. 

Jno.  W.  Woody,  A.  M.,  LL.  B,,  In 
charge  of  Normal  training  Class,  and 
Lecturer  on  Bible  and  Bible  History. 

Miss  Nellie  F.  V.  Edwards,  Instruct¬ 
or  in  Grammar  School  Department, 
and  in  Vocal  and  Instrumental  Music. 

. In  charge 

of  Model  School. 

J.  H.  Michael,  Supt.  of  Industries, 
and  Instructor  in  Carpentry. 

A.  W.  Leboo,  Instructor  in  Vocal 
Music  and  Printing,  and  Director  of 
the  Institution  Band. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Smith,  Matron. 

Miss  Bessie  F.  Gaskins,  Stewardess, 
and  Teacher  of  Cooking. 

J.  C.  Banks,  In  charge  of  Commercial 
Department,  and  Book-keeper. 


Miss  Mattie  A.  Newby,  Teacher  of 
Sewing. 

Wesley  Mitchell,  Teacher  of  Shoe¬ 
making. 


FROM  AFRICA. 

The  Slater  Industrial  College  and 
State  Normal  School  has  now  on  its 
roll  of  students  two  young  men  from 
Zululand,  Africa.  They  will  remain 
at  Slater  until  they  learn  the  English 
language  thoroughly,  and  are  prepar¬ 
ed  to  go  back  to  their  country  for  mis¬ 
sionary  and  educational  work.  Are 
there  not  others  who  ought  to  come 
from  that  far  off  country  ?  It  seems 
to  us  that  we  cannot  do  better  mis¬ 
sionary  work  in  Africa  than  by  bring¬ 
ing  these  young  men  to  Slater. 

We  also  desire  to  make  arrangements 
to  secure  some  young  men  from  Porto 
Rico  and  Cuba.  Who  will  give  us  a 
scholarship  of  $100  to  pay  all  the  an¬ 
nual  expenses  at  Slater  for  one  such 
student,  and  who  will  pay  the  travel¬ 
ling  expenses  of  these  young  men  ?  It 
seems  to  us  that  this  is  an  excellent 
missionary  work,  and  we  want  all  in¬ 
terested  to  think  about  it  and  write 
to  us. 


Form  of  Request. 

I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  Trustees 
of  the  Slater  Industrial  Academy  the 

sum  of . ,  to  be  paid 

by  my  executor  within  two  years  from 
the  date  of  my  death,  out  of  the  mon¬ 
eys  belonging  to  my  estate,  not  other¬ 
wise  disposed  of. 


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SHIPP  MEMORIAL. 


NEW  BUILDING  AT  SLATER,  JUST  COMPLETED. 


Endorsements  of  the  Plan. 

The  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Slater 
Industrial  and  Normal  College  have 
received  the  following  endorsements 
of  the  plan  above  outlined  : 

FROM  MRS.  SHIPP. 

“  I  have  just  received  your  very  hind  letter 
concerning  the  proposed  memorial  in  con¬ 
nection  with  the  Slater  Industrial  College  and 
State  Normal  School.  Its  contents  surprise 
and  greatly  gratify  me.  I  think  it  very  touch¬ 
ing  that  the  colored  people  wish  to  honor  my 
dear  husband,  and  I  am  glad  to  have  his  name 
associated  with  any  movement  for  the  better¬ 
ment  of  humanity  and  the  spread  of  educa¬ 
tion.” 

PRESIDENT  M’KINLEY’S  ENDORSEMENT. 

“  I  have  noted  with  interest  the  purpose  of 
some  of  your  citizens  to  honor  the  memory  of 
Lieutenant  William  E.  Shipp. 

“  The  fitting  recognition  of  conspicuous  and 
unselfish  devotion  to  duty  is  an  inspiration  to 
patriotism,  and  an  undertaking  to  ijjich  an 
end  is  worthy  of  the  highest  commendation 
and  most  hearty  encouragement.  With  best 
wishes,  believe  me, 

Very  sincerely  yours, 

William  McKinley, 
President  United  States.” 


WIIAT  EX -PRESIDE  NT  CLEVELAND  SAYS. 

“  I  am  very  much  gratified  to  learn  through 
your  letter  of  the  21st  inst.  that  the  colored 
people  in  your  neighborhood  intend  to  mani¬ 
fest  their  attachment  to  Lieutenant  Shipp  by 
purchasing  a  farm  devoted  to  educational 
purposes,  and  dedicating  it  to  his  memory. 

“  I  am  sure  nothing  could  be  more  appropri¬ 
ate  ;  and  nothing  could  better  indicate  a  ten¬ 
dency  on  the  paid;  of  the  originators  of  this 
project  toward  the  improvement  of  their  citi¬ 
zenship.” 

SECRETARY  ALGER. 

“  I  learn  with  gratification  of  the  proposed 
movement  to  erect  some  substantial  tribute 
to  the  memory  of  Lieutenant  Shipp,  who  so 
gallantly  led  the  brave  colored  soldiers  under 
his  command  in  the  campaign  in  Cuba.  He 
died  where  he  fought.  Let  me  congratulate 
the  citizens  on  their  patriotic  purpose  in  thus 
giving  evidence  of  love  for  a  noble  officer, 
whose  devotion  to  the  flag  carried  the  troops 
under  him  to  a  glorious  victory.” 

HON.  LYMAN  GAGE.  SEC’Y  OF  THE  TREASURY'. 

“I  have  yours  of  the  28th,  and  note  the  laud¬ 
able  purpose  of  the  colored  people  of  your  sec¬ 
tion  to  erect  a  memorial  to  the  memory  of 
Lieut.  Shipp  who  commanded  the  colored 
troops  of  the  lOtii  Regiment  at  Santiago.  Lt. 
Shipp  and  his  brave  men  won  great  honor  in 


SHIPP  MEMORIAL. 


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that  heroic  fight.  The  proposition  of  the  col¬ 
ored  people  to  commemorate  the  Lieutenant 
by  buying  a  farm  for  the  Slater  Industrial 
College  and  State  Normal  School,  and  desig¬ 
nate  it  as  the  “Wm.  E.  Shipp  Farm,”  seems  to 
be  a  wise  and  judicious  way  of  expressing 
their  appreciation  of  his  memory.  I  know  of 
nothing  that  would  reflect  greater  credit  upon 
the  colored  people  than  the  accomplishment 
of  such  a  work.” 

HON.  JOHN  D.  LONG.  SECRETARY  OF  THE  NAVY. 

“I  should  say  a  memorial  to  Lieutenant 
Shipp  would  be  very  fitting  in  view  of  the  fact 
that  he  was  a  gallant  soldier  and  fell  at  the 
front  in  battle  in  the  service  of  his  country. 
Whether  the  farm  which  it  is  proposed  to  buy 
is  a  desirable  method  of  carrying  out  the  ob¬ 
ject,  I  am,  of  course,  unable  to  say.” 

HON.  JOHN  HAY,  SECRETARY  OF  STATE. 

“Of  course  I  am  not  competent  at  this  dis¬ 
tance  to  judge  of  the  details  of  such  a  scheme, 
but  the  plan  in  general  must  commend  itself 
as  a  laudable  one  and  worthy  of  the  support 
and  co-operation  of  all  who  are  interested  in 
the  education  of  colored  people  in  the  South.” 

GENERAL  MILES. 

“I  have  your  letter  of  the 21st  instant,  and 
cordially  approve  of  the  purpose  of  the  col 
ored  people  to  erect  a  memorial  to  the  mem 
ory  of  Lieutenant  William  E.  Shipp,  of  the 
Tenth  Regiment,  who  was  killed  in  battle 
while  leading  his  troops  in  the  Santiago  cam¬ 
paign.  Lieutenant  Shipp  was  a  most  excel¬ 
lent  officer,  and  the  proposed  action  cannot 
but  have  a  tendency  toward  that  most  desira¬ 
ble  eud,  a  more  thorough  understanding  on 
the  part  of  the  white  and  colored  people 
toward  each  other  in  all  parts  of  the  country.” 

GENERAL  SHAFTER. 

“Itep'ying  to  your  letter  of  October  21st, 
informing  me  that  the  colored  people  in  your 
vicinity  propose  to  erect  a  memorial  to  the 
memory  of  Lieutenant  Shipp,  who  was  killed 
in  battle  on  July  1st  in  front  of  Santiago  de 
Cuba,  I  have  the  honor  to  say  that  this  officer 
was  well  known  to  me,  having  been  in  my 
command  during  the  earlier  years  of  his  ser¬ 
vice.  Then,  as  in  later  life,  he  was  distin¬ 
guished  for  his  devotion  to  duty,  a  devotion 
that  led  to  his  death  on  the  memorable  first 
day  of  July.  He  was  in  every  respect  a  typi¬ 
cal  officer  of  the  American  army — patriotic, 
gallant  and  fearless  in  the  discharge  of  every 


duty  that  fell  to  him.  His  death  so  early  in 
his-  career  is  one  to  be  deplored  by  his  coun¬ 
trymen  and  mourned  by  his  friends.” 

GENERAL  FITZHUGII  LEE. 

“I  am  glad  to  be  informed  that  the  colored 
people  of  your  section  propose  to  erect  a  mon¬ 
ument  to  Lieutenant  William  E.  Shipp,  who 
lost  his  life  in  Cuba  while  gallantly  leading  the 
brave  men  of  his  company  of  the  Tenth  Cav¬ 
alry.  Such  a  memorial  will  not  only  stand  in 
lasting  attestation  of  a  courageous  officer,  but 
at  the  same  time  will  do  much  to  preserve  a 
friendly  feeliug  between  the  races.” 

GENERAL  JOSEPH  WHEELER. 

“I  heartily  commend  the  colored  people  of 
Winston  for  the  commemoration  of  the  late 
Lieut.  William  E.  Shipp,  who  died  while  gal¬ 
lantly  leading  the  troops  of  his  Regiment  into 
action.  I  know  of  no  better  method  by  which 
they  can  show  their  patriotism  than  by  doing 
honor  to  the  memory  of  this  gallant  soldier 
who  gave  up  his  life  on  the  altar  of  his  coun¬ 
try.” 

REAR  ADMIRAL  W.  S.  SCHLEY. 

“Replying  to  your  letter  relative  to  the  pro¬ 
posed  purchase  of  a  farm  for  the  Slater  Indus¬ 
trial  College  and  State  Normal  School,  to  be 
known  as  the  William  E.  Shipp  Farm,  permit 
me  to  say  that  there  can  be  no  worthier  mon¬ 
ument  to  one  who  was  so  gallant  and  fearless 
a  soldier,  as  well  as  delightful  and  charming 
a  gentleman,  as  that  now  proposed,  to  com¬ 
memorate  the  affection  and  esteem  in  which 
Lieut.  Shipp  was  held  by  the  movers  in  this 
noble  project.  I  trust  that  it  may  meet  with 
every  success.” 

RICHMOND  PEARSON  HOBSON. 

“The  memory  and  thought  of  the  noble  dead 
are  the  best  inspiration  for  the  living.  The 
advancement  and  progress  of  our  colored  cit¬ 
izens  have  a  far  reaching  bearing  upon  the 
future  of  our  country.  The  proposed  Shipp 
Memorial  with  its  two  fold  purpose  cannot  be 
too  highly  commended.” 

CAPTAIN  SIGSBEE. 

Captain  Sigsbee,  of  the  Maine,  heart¬ 
ily  approves,  and  suggests  as  a  motto  : 

“  In  recognition  of  the  devotion  of  the  col¬ 
ored  people  of  North  Carolina  to  the  memory 
of  Lieutenant  Shipp.” 


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SHIPP  MEMORIAL. 


CAPT.  C.  E.  CLARK,  OE  THE  OREGON. 

“You  know  I  must  be  pleased  that  you  have 
written  me,  and  that  I  am  interested  in  all 
you  have  written  about.  That  the  colored 
people  of  Winston  should  wish  to  honor  the 
memory  of  Lieut.  Shipp,  and  in  such  a  way 
that  the  Slater  College  will  be  substantially 
benefltted,  shows  that  they  truly  appreciate 
not  only  bravery  and  devotion  of  the  colored 
soldiers  who  charged  with  him  up  the  slope  at 
San  Juan,  but  also,  the  way  and  means 
which  their  race  must  advance.” 

CAPT.  ROBLEY  D.  (FIGHTING  BOB)  EVANS. 

“I  thank  you  very  much  for  your  letter  of 
October  29tli,  as  it  gives  me  the  opportunity  of 
saying  that  I  approve  most  heartily  of  the 
scheme  for  the  purpose  of  doing  honor  to  a 
most  gallant  officer,  and  at  the  same  time  of¬ 
fering  a  chance  to  the  colored  race  of  im¬ 
provement  in  a  practical  way. 

“All  honor  to  the  brave  representatives  of 
the  colored  race  who  so  gallantly  won  their 
spurs  on  Cuban  soil — and  having  won  them, 
let  us  see  to  it  that  they  wear  them— and  let 
us  go  further  and  help  them  to  learn  to  wear 
them  properly. 

“You  have  my  hearty  sympathy  in  your  ef¬ 
fort  and  if  I  can  aid  you  in  any  way  you  have 
only  to  command  me.” 

COMMODORE  PHILIP,  OF  “TEXAS”  FAME. 

“It  gives  me  much  pleasure  to  commend  to 
the  patriotic  and  Christian  sentiment  of  my 
fellow  countrymen  of  all  creeds,  the  noble 
work  of  erecting  a  memorial  to  the  late  Lieut. 
William  E.  Shipp. 

“Every  undertaking  like  this,  for  the  promo¬ 
tion  of  religion,  morality  and  education, 
among  the  colored  people  of  the  South,  is  an  J 
incentive  given  to  citizenship,  to  country,  and 
to  civilization. 

“The  splendid  work  done  in  the  Santiago 
campaign  is  fresh  in  the  minds  of  all,  and  the 
fact  that  Lieut.  Shipp  lost  his  life  so  nobly,  in 
leading  his  men,  leads  me  to  hope  that  the  of¬ 
ficers  and  men  of  our  branch  of  the  service, 
will  respond  generously  to  this  appeal.” 

GOVERNOR-ELECT  ROOSEVELT. 

“  I  think  that  would  be  an  excellent  plan, 
and  I  heartily  commend  it.  I  had  the  great¬ 
est  regard  for  Lieutenant  Shipp.” 

SPEAKER  REED'S  ENDORSEMENT. 

“I  have  jour  letter  of  the  8th,  and  very  cor- 
dially  endorse  the  plan  of  your  colored  people 
to  honor  the  memory  of  Lieutenant  Shipp.” 


HON.  CHAUNCEY  M.  DEPEW. 

“I  heartily  commend  the  verj7  excellent  sug¬ 
gestion  of  an  Industrial  Farm  for  the  educa¬ 
tion  of  colored  people  in  connection  with  the 
Slater  Industrial  College  and  State  Normal 
School  as  a  memorial  to  Lieut.  W.  E.  Shipp. 
Certainly  an  educated  Southern  gentleman 
who  fought  so  gallantly  and  lost  life  so 
gloriously  while  leading  colored  troops, 
would,  if  his  wishes  could  be  known,  desire 
that  any  memorial  to  him  should  take  the 
form  of  improving  the  condition  and  indus¬ 
trial  opportunities  of  the  colored  race.” 

JUDGE  ADVOCATE  LEMLY. 

“  I  am  in  receipt  of  your  communication  of 
the  7th  inst.,  relative  to  the  proposition  to 
purchase  for  the  Slater  Industrial  College  a 
farm,  to  be  known  as  “The  William  E.  Shipp 
Farm,”  in  memory  of  Lieutenant  William  E. 
Shipp,  who  lost  his  life  during  the  war  with 
Spain. 

“Independently  of  the  admiration  which  1 
feel  for  Lieutenant  Shipp  on  account  of  his 
magnificent  conduct  in  battle,  I  have  known 
him  personally  and  esteemed  him  liighlj7.  I 
regard  the  purchase  of  a  farm  as  an  admira¬ 
ble  practical  memorial— well  merited  bjr  one 
whose  memory  is  to  be  thus  perpetuated.” 

EX-SENATOR  EDMUNDS. 

“The  desire  the  colored  people  to  establish  a 
suitable  memorial  to  the  late  Lieut.  Shipp  is 
certainly  a  most  commendable  and  noble  one 
and  I  certainly  hope  it  will  be  established.  Its 
effect  will,  I  am  sure,  be  an  increase  of  the 
sympathy,  good  wishes  and  co-operation  of 
both  races  in  the  paths  of  peace  and  justice.” 

BISHOP  POTTER,  OF  NEW  YORK. 

“The  purpose  to  which  your  letter  of  the  31st 
ult.  refers  seems  to  me  a  worthy  one,  and  I 
wish  it  all  success.” 

DR.  PARKHURST,  OF  NEW  YORK  CITY. 

“I  heartily  approve  the  scheme  of  honoring 
the  memory  of  Lieutenant  William  E.  Shipp. 
Not  only  will  the  colored  people  benefit  them¬ 
selves  b>r  strengthening  the  institution  that  is 
doing  so  much  for  their  practical  education, 
but  their  personal  co  operation  in  the  mon¬ 
ument  will  be  itself  educational  and  uplifting 
in  its  effects  upon  them,  and  will  help  alSo  to 
emphasize  their  own  relation  to  the  country 
whose  interests  they  have  so  gallantlj7  served 
under  Lieutenant  Shipp’s  leadership.” 


SHIPP  MEMORIAL. 


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D.  L.  MOODY’S  ENDORSEMENT. 

“  The  plan  you  wrote  to  me  about  is  a  good 
one,  and  I  think  the  only  hope  for  tbe  white 
and  black  men  is  to  give  them  plenty  of  work 
and  less  whiskey,  and  any  men  who  will  help 
up  men  when  they  are  down  have  my  hearty 
sympathy.” 

DR.  MORGAN  DIX,  NEW  YORK. 

“I  have  pleasure  in  expressing  my  interest 
in  the  plan  and  my  hope  that  it  may  be  car¬ 
ried  out  with  success.  It  strikes  me  that  in  a 
case  of  this  kind  it  is  far  better  that  the  mon¬ 
ument  to  the  memory  of  one  whom  we  desire 
to  honor  should  take  the  form  of  an  institu¬ 
tion  permanently  beneficial  to  the  people, 
rather  than  that  of  a  mere  stone  shaft  or  other 
monument,  of  little  or  no  value  while  it  stands, 
and  destined  to  early  disintegration.” 

REV.  DR.  D.  .J.  BURRELL,  NEW  YORK. 

“I  rejoice  to  hear  of  the  proposed  memorial 
to  Lieutenant  Shipp.  The  farm  will  be  better 
than  a  marble  shaft.  It  will  fully  represent 
his  magnanimous  regard  for  the  colored  peo¬ 
ple.  I  know  Slater  Industrial  College  and 

CORDIALLY  APPROVE  ITS  METHODS.  By  all 
means  urge  the  farm  as  a  fitting  tribute  to  the 
brave  soldier  and  a  benefaction  to  the  colored 
race.” 

SENATOR  J.  C.  PRITCHARD,  OF  N.  C. 

“I  am  glad  to  hear  that  the  colored  people  of 
your  city  propose  to  buy  a  farm  for  the  Slater 
Industrial  College  and  State  Normal  School,  in 
memory  of  the  late  ffm,  E.  Shipp.  This  is  a 
laudable  undertaking  and  should  receive  the 
hearty  support  of  all  patriotic  citizens.  In 
conclusion  I  beg  to  assure  you  that  the  move¬ 
ment  has  my  hearty  endorsement.” 

STATE  SUPT.  MEBANE,  OE  N.  C. 

“I  most  heartily  endorse  the  plan  to  pur¬ 
chase  a  farm  to  be  connected  with  the  Slater 
Industrial  College  and  State  Normal  School, 
Winston.  Nothing  could  be  more  appropriate, 
it  seems  to  me,  than  for  this  farm  to  be  known 
as  the  “  Wm.  E.  Shipp  Farm,”in  honor  of  that 
gallant  young  hero,  who,  of  his  own  choice 
led  the  brave  colored  soldiers  in  a  conflict  to 
free  the  Cubans  from  Spanish  slavery,  a  con¬ 
flict  to  preserve  the  honor  and  prestige  of  the 
American  Flag. 

“I  have  for  a  long  time  believed  that  the 
supremest  need  of  the  colored  people  w^as  and 
is  wise,  prudent  leaders. 

“The  record  made  by  the  colored  troops  led 


by  William  E.  Shipp  is  another  evidence  of 
what  may  be  done  by  this  people  under  the 
proper  leadership. 

“I  trust  the  farm  will  be  purchased  :  that 
prudent  leaders  of  industry,  economy  and  in¬ 
dustry,  and  intelligence  may  be  the  results 
soon  to  be  seen  for  the  colored  people  of  this 
State,  coming  from  the  Slater  Industrial  Col¬ 
lege  and  State  Normal  School  at  Winston.” 

DR.  A.  D.  MAYO,  BOSTON. 

“The  suggestion  of  buying  a  farm  to  com¬ 
memorate  the  services  of  the  regiment  of  col¬ 
ored  soldiers  and  their  deceased  commander 
seems  to  me  eminently  fit  to  be  made.” 

PRESIDENT  GILMAN,  OE  JOHNS  HOPKINS. 

“All  that  I  have  heard  from  gentlemen  well 
informed  respecting  the  proposal  of  the  col¬ 
ored  people  to  make  a  monument  to  the  mem¬ 
ory  of  brave  William  E.  Shipp  is  of  the  most 
favorable  character,  and  I  heartily  commend 
their  motives  and  recommend  their  plans.” 

PRESIDENT  ELLIOTT,  OE  HARVARD. 

“The  proposed  mode  of  commemorating 
Lieutenant  William  E.  Shipp,  of  the  Tenth 
Regular  Regiment,  colored,  who  was  killed  i?i 
battle  at  Santiago,  seems  to  me  an  admirable 
oim.  The  white  officer  who  commands  colored 
troops  and  wins  their  respect  and  affection, 
lifts  the  men  in  his  charge  toward  higher 
ideals  of  duty  and  patriotic  devotion.  When 
he  dies  in  this  service,  it  is  very  fitting  that  he 
should  be  commemorated  by  associating  his 
name  with  a  permanent  institution  of  educa¬ 
tion,  which,  generation  after  generation,  will 
serve  to  elevate  the  colored  people  of  his 
state.  I  am  glad  to  hear  that  you  are  encour¬ 
aging  and  helping  this  excellent  undertaking.” 

PRESIDENT  DWIGHT,  OP  YALE. 

“  The  proposal  of  the  colored  people  of  Win¬ 
ston,  N.  C.,  to  commemorate  the  late  Lieuten¬ 
ant  William  E.  Shipp  by  the  purchase  of  a 
farm  for  the  Slater  Industrial  College  seems 
to  me  to  be  worthy  of  approval,  and  to  be 
sure  to  commend  itself  to  many  friends  of 
the  cause  of  education.” 

PRESIDENT  TAYLOR,  OF  VASSAR. 

“In  regard  to  the  proposition  which  you  sug¬ 
gest,  viz.,  that  a  memorial  of  the  gallant  Lieut. 
William  E.  Shipp,  of  the  Tenth  Regiment, 
should  be  established  at  Slater  Industral  Col¬ 
lege  and  State  Normal  School,  it  seems  to  me 


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SIIIPP  MEMORIAL. 


that  no  more  fitting  step  could  be  taken.  It 
will  enshrine  his  memory  in  a  form  more  dur¬ 
able  than  marble,  and  is  a  project  that  must 
continue  through  all  time  to  contribute  to  the 
blessing  of  the  people  in  whom  he  was  so  in¬ 
terested  and  of  the  company  he  led  so  val¬ 
iantly.” 

PRESIDENT  SETH  LOW',  OF  COLUMBIA. 

“I  think  the*  proposal  of  the  colored  people 
of  Winston  to  buy  a  farm,  to  be  known  as  the 
“William  E.  Shipp  Farm,”  for  the  Slater  In¬ 
dustrial  College  and  t  ite  Normal  School,  as  a 
memorial  of  Lieut.  William  E.  Shipp,  who  led 
the  Tenth  Regiment  of  Regular  and  fell  in 
Cuba,  is  worthy  of  all  commenuaoion.  I  earn¬ 
estly  hope  that  the  plan  maybe  successfully 
carried  out. 

PRESIDENT  6CIIURMAN,  OF  CORNELL' 

“I  am  interested  to  learn  of  the  record  of 
Lieut.  Shipp  and  of  the  memorial^)  roposed  to 
him.  It  will  be  more  than  that:  it  will  be  a 
memorial  of  a  united  American  people  devot¬ 
ed  to  progr  '-  s  and  elevation  by  education  of 
all  portioa  of  the  people.  May  the  monument 
succeed  ”  * 

PRESIDENT  JORDAN,  OF  LELA..D  STANFORD 
UNIVERSITY,  CAL. 

“I  ve.  /  strongly  approve  of  the  determina¬ 
tion  of  the  colored  people  of  your  vicinity  to 
buy  a  farm  and  to  name  it  in  honor  of  Lieut. 
Wm.  E.  Shipp,  the  honored  commander  of  the 
colored  troops  of  the  Tenth  Regiment. 

“I  think  that  the  solution  of  the  race  nrob-  i 
lem  lies  entirely  in  the  industrial  training  of 
the  colored  people  and  I  am  glad  to  learn  of 
their  growing  appreciation  of  this  fact.” 

PRESIDENT  WINSTON,  OF  UNIVERSITY  OF  TEXAS. 

“The  movement  to  secure  a  memorial  to 
Lieut.  William  E.  Shipp  by  adding  a  farm 
to  the  Slater  Industrial  College  and  State  Nor¬ 
mal  School  for  colored  people  is  in  every  way 
meritorious.  Lieut.  Shipp  was  a  Southern  man, 
born  and  reared,  and  fully  understood  the  col¬ 
ored  people.  His  desire  to  lead  them  in  war 
with  Spain  tes Tries  alike  to  his  nobility  and 
generosity  of  character  and  to  their  genuine 
qualities  of  manhood.  Nothing  is  more  fit¬ 
ting,  therefore,  than  that  the  colored  neople 
should  erect  a  monument  to  his  memory,  and 
that  this  monument  should  be  an  iusb-  ment 
for  the  training  and  elevation  of  the  colored 
race.’? 


PRESIDENT  ALDERMAN,  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA. 

“  It  seems  to  me  that  the  desire  of  the  col¬ 
ored  people  to  erect  a  monument  to  Lieuten¬ 
ant  Shipp  is  a  very  worthy  and  noblejjne.  It 
has  the  quality  of  good  sense  i.i  that  the  mem  - 
orial  is  to  be  a  farm  for  the  industrial  train¬ 
ing  of  the  race.  I  should  be  very  glad  to  see 
the  plan  brought  to  a  successful  achievement.” 

PRESIDENT  MCIVEIt’S  ENDORSEMENT. 

“I  think  that  there  is  no  kind  of  monument 
so  appropriate  to  perpetuate  the  memory  of  a 
hero  who  died  in  the  service  of  his  country  as 
a  monument  which  will  be  a  perpetual  bless¬ 
ing  to  those  who  will  live  after  him,  and  1  am 
glad  that  the  colored  people  desire  to  erect 
such  a  monument  to  th  memory  of  William 
E.  Shipp.”  —g 

North  Carolina  State  Normal  College. 

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BOOKER  T.  WASHINGTON,  PRESIDENT  TUSKEGEE 
INSTITUTE. 

“I  am  very  much  interested  that  the  colored 
people  of  Winston  are  making  au  effort  to 
erect  a  memorial  to  the  memory  of  Lieut. 
Shipp  who  led  the  10th  Cavalry  at  Santiago, 
by  buying  a  farm  for  the  Slater  Industrial 
College  and  State  Normal  School.  It  is  a  very 
fitting  monument,  I  think,  to  the  brave  officer, 
who  so  courageously  laid  down  his  life  in  de¬ 
fense  of  humanity  depressed,  at  the  head  of  the 
regiment  of  black  soldiers  who  won  for  them¬ 
selves  and  or  their  country  glory  eternal  on 
the  heights  of  San  Juan  and  El  Caney.  I  have 
the  sincere  hope  that  the  movement  will  be 
an  entire  success,  and  give  my  cordial  endorse  • 
ment  to  that  effort.” 

BISHOP  HOOD,  OF  A.  M.  E.  CHURCH. 

“Your  proposition  strikes  me  as  a  movement 
in  the  right  direction. 

“Whatever  tends  to  create  a  better  feeling 
between  the  races  is  an  advantage  to  us,  aud 
the  higher  the  character  of  the  enterprise  the 
better  will  be  the  effect.” 

CONGRESSMAN  WHITE,  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA, 

“In  reply  toyours  just  i  eceived,will  say  that 
I  quite  concur  with  you  in  reference  to  a  move¬ 
ment  tendingto  do  honor  to  Lieutenant  Shipp. 

“I  am  heartily  in  accord  with  the  idea  that 
cliis  should  be  done.” 


